Bill Johnson: Time to Exit the Race for US Senate
Final Press Release
ELKTON —Kentucky GOP Candidate Bill Johnson today issued the following statement regarding his decision to exit the U.S. Senate race.
“Magellan Strategies completed a poll for the campaign on Tuesday evening. The results were not encouraging for a continued run. It is time to gracefully and honorably exit the race for the U.S. Senate.
“I have no regrets. Spending time with men like Bob Heft (50 Star American Flag designer) and Dr. Alan Keyes (Pro-life advocate) has enriched my life.
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Business Airs It's Concerns Over House Revenue Bill
Bluegrass Politics BloginKY, Jack Brammer
FRANKFORT – Business officials railed Tuesday before the Senate budget committee against a House bill that generates revenue by suspending a popular tax break for businesses.
Senate budget chairman Bob Leeper, I-Paducah, indicated after the meeting that relief for worried businesses may be in the offing.“We’re listening to them and they made their voice very loud and clear today on the impact on jobs for Kentuckians,” Leeper said.
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The Paducah Sun Editorial
David Cox, The Paducah Sun
Some Dems at last hear voters who elected them
Mitch McConnell makes a compelling argument against the health care reform that President Obama has made the defining aim of his administration: “This isn’t a fight between Democrats and Republicans. It’s a fight between Democrats inside the Beltway and their constituents beyond it.”
But McConnell’s argument has a flaw. No, not the part about the constituents. Polls have shown for
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Jim Bunning's Finest Hour
The Wall Street Journal
The Senator is vilified for following Obama's pay-as-you-go rules. Throughout his Hall of Fame baseball career, Jim Bunning was famous for the brush back pitch: a fastball inside to a batter crowding the plate. Now Mr. Bunning, a Republican from Kentucky who is retiring after this year, is throwing a political brush back in the Senate on behalf of fiscal responsibility.
And all hell has broken loose. Mr. Bunning has dared to put a hold on a $10 billion spending bill to extend
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Whitfield Welcomes Kentucky Farmers to Washington
From the Office of Congressman Ed Whitfield
Congressman Congratulates Outstanding Young Farm Bureau Youth WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Ed Whitfield (KY-01) welcomed farmers from throughout the First Congressional District to Washington this morning and recognized a student from Burkesville for winning the Kentucky Outstanding Young Farm Bureau Youth.
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Whitfield Weighs in on Healthcare Summit
From the Office of Congressman Ed Whitfield
WASHINGTON – On the eve of the White House Healthcare Summit, U.S.
Representative Ed Whitfield (KY-01) met with a key healthcare negotiator to
present his “10 Steps to A Healthier America,” a package of reform proposals the
Congressman has championed throughout the healthcare debate.
“While the past several months of closed-door meetings and behind the scenes
deal making have left many Americans, including myself, disheartened about the
healthcare debate, I remain hopeful that Democrats and Republicans will be able
to find some way forward that will improve our healthcare system without
bankrupting our nation,” Whitfield said.
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Whitfield Tapped as Ranking Member of House Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection
From the Office of Congressman Ed Whitfield
WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Ed Whitfield (KY-01) was appointed to serve as Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection (CTCP) today, taking on a leadership role on a powerful House Subcommittee charged with overseeing interstate and foreign commerce, product safety as well as a number of different issues which impact the economy and consumers.
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Whitfield Grills Sebelius on Healthcare Reform
From the Office of Congressman Ed Whitfield
WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Ed Whitfield (KY-01) grilled Department
of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius yesterday
about the impact sweeping healthcare reform legislation currently being
considered in Congress will have on Kentuckians and the
behind-the-scenes deal making that has plagued the entire process.
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